Question

A group of friends were working on a student film. They spent $270 on props which was 45% of their total budget. What was the total budget for their student film?

Answer 1

The total budget for their student film is $600

Explanation:

Here, we want to calculate the total budget of a group of students on a movie given the amount the spent on props.

Since we do not know this amount, we can call it x

Now, 45% of this x was the amount spent on props and it is equal to $270

Mathematically;

45/100 * x = 270

45x = 100 * 270

x = (100 * 270)/45

x = 600